Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa), recorded as Critically Endangered
Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Arakan forest turtle

Heosemys depressa

The Arakan forest turtle is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Heosemys depressa
Recorded from
Myanmar
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Heosemys

The turtle

The Arakan forest turtle has 18 plastral annuli, a carapace length of 22 cm (8.7 in) and weighs 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).

Range and habitat

In 2009, the Arakan forest turtles was discovered in Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range in Myanmar. The Arakan forest turtle is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtle, meaning it can survive in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats, but adults prefer living in terrestrial habitats.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Arakan forest turtle is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Arakan forest turtle, Wikidata item Q746008. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Yellow-headed temple turtle

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Quick answers

What is Arakan forest turtle?
The Arakan forest turtle is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.
What is the conservation status of Arakan forest turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Heosemys depressa. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Arakan forest turtle live?
In 2009, the Arakan forest turtles was discovered in Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range in Myanmar.
Why is Arakan forest turtle in crisis?
The Arakan forest turtle is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Heosemys depressa?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Arakan forest turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.